"Jebusite"), also known as the Second Battle of Nebi Samwil, was a Palmach military operation carried out during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War to assert Jewish control over Jerusalem.

The following day they started attacking the ridge of Nabi Samuel (Battle of Nebi Semwil (1948) [he]), but on the 23rd a company from Harel was ambushed and forced to retreat, losing 30-40 men.

The British declared Sheikh Jarrah a demilitarized zone which armed troops from either side could not enter.

The main target was the Greek Orthodox San Simon monastery, which was held by local Arab fighters with a contingent of volunteers from Iraq.

The battle for the monastery lasted all day, with the number of Jewish fighters killed given by one source as forty, though other estimates are much lower.

While the attack on Katamon was taking place Arabs in the Old City fired on Jewish positions in Yemin Moshe and only stopped after action by the British Army.